Submission of application: the applicant submits an application to the Intellectual Property Office of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as "ROSPATENT");
Application acceptance: ROSPATENT issues an acceptance notice;
Formal examination: ROSPATENT examines patents from the aspects of format and obvious substantive defects;
Patent disclosure: the patent application will be disclosed after the expiration of 18 months from the filing date (priority date);
Request for substantive examination: the applicant may make a request for substantive examination within four years from the date of application;
Substantive examination: ROSPATENT conducts substantive examination of the patent, and the applicant needs to reply to the notice of examination opinions;
Authorization and announcement: If the patent application meets the legal requirements, ROSPATENT will grant the patent right to the patent applicant and make an announcement.